It has been widely reported that Liverpool are very close to completing the signing of Fabio Borini from Italian side Roma. Gaston Ramirez was expected by many fans to be the first signing, but it seems Borini will be the first Rodgers signing. Clint Dempsey of Fulham has also been heavily linked and is rumoured to be close to be signing for Liverpool.
The fee being touted about for Borini is £8million. Borini scored 9 goals in 24 appearances for Roma, which is on the same level as established strikers such as Mirko Vucinic and Alessandro Matri, so Borini has shown he can cut it at the top level. Borini has had a quick rise to ‘stardom’, as he was playing in the Chelsea reserves not long ago. But now, he is playing in the top league in Italy and has even managed to gain a full international ...